Interesting photo of Me109 E W.Nr. 1184...possibly?

[harrison987]

I found this recently...

Captions on the back state a Jg26 bird with W.Nr. 1184.

Sooooo...question is:

If this is in-fact 1184, when did she get changed to the cam job she crashed in...if it is not...then whose bird is it?

hmmmmmmm...

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

I have a high-quality image of this photo, and have it in the EOE DB (thanx to Peter Taghon) as 1164. That could explain the above question; it wasn't 1184.

Regards,

[harrison987]

okay cool...was it JG26? Any thoughts on the pilot?



TIA

[ouidjat]

Thanks to Falcon,
http://www.me109.info/display.php?a=e&fid=6179
Most probably in Essen-Mülheim.

UPSSS, forget it . Let's say another way: Gruppen beim Stab plane? or what?

Cheers, Franck.

PS: I forgot, and page 212, JFV Teil II you have the date, approx, when they change the camo... even if it's not WNr.1184....

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

This is definitely Stab III./JG26. It came from a collection of photos from that unit.

Regards,

[ouidjat]

Yes Larry,

Stab III./JG 26, end of 1939, Essen-Mülheim.
My problem is the following, when reading "<I" I thought Gruppen adjudant hence Lt. Joachim Münchenberg plane (see picture P211, JVF, Teil II) during that period, until I realised that kennung was for Geschwader Adjudant.
But the other problem is that Prien is giving "<1" for "Gruppen beim Stab" plane, not "<I" so the question is What does mean "<I" in Stab of III./JG 26 context during that period?

Thanks, Franck.

[Larry Hickey]

Franck,

Photos of Lt Müncheberg's 109 from III./JG26 show a chevron without a vertical bar, and definitely the Gr. Adjutant's plane.

Regards,